The_Foo

MS Paint Slate - trade from Mats for the Vegas pic. Notice the awesome of his cigar!

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Foo you can always draw Hexy if you get bored. But I'm not sure if you would want my craptastic drawings in trade.

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The one you've posted so far looks good to me. We only get better by practising, though, so go for it, says I. If it's horrible and you're too ashamed to show it in public, you can always try again.

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Your lies burn like lies.

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They're all there now. I wish I had something to trade.

I drew a partially formed head and face in my sketch book last night. Eventually, I hope to get a fully formed heroic personage.

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You can specialise in heroic busts or portraits!

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Probably a good move not putting in the pole for Vegas Strip. My first thought was Nancy from SinCity because of the whole cowgirl theme, and the pole would have really hammered that home. At least for me. Still, very nice!

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Well, that's pretty much the look she has, though, so maybe the pole would make sense. I can Photoshop one in if I do a colour, I guess...

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Completely off-topic and unrelated, it's hard to get used to recognizing people on the board when they change their avatars.

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The Turtle Gang demanded I change the avatar. You don't deny the Turtle Gang.

Yes, the thread made an odd ZOOPing noise as it crossed the threshold between this world and the beyond. Its promise of postcards has as of yet gone unfulfilled.

I am also intrigued by this talk of a Mighty fish.

Bios, with screens, of some of my characters can be found here. If it's a post by me, it's my character!

Your lies burn like lies.

So here's the deal: the boards couldn't take the awesome of my postings and my original thread has gone super-liminal and transcended unto another plane of existence. Cricket tried to retreive it, but to no avail. It has left all earthly concerns behind.

Fare thee well, thread. We hardly knew ye.

Onwards, to the future!

Recap, for those who missed before:
Atomic Knight - My part in a trade with the talented Atomic Knight!
Canadian Shield - old, dirty work doodle that I like. Gimme a Shields powerset so I can make him, Cryptic!
Iron Vixen - WIP - Everyone loves Ivy. Ask the Tank forum.
Rowr pounces! - being prey never seemed so advantageous!
Pep Rally! - my part of a trade with the purveyor of cute, Pep Rally!
Slate! - even a villain gets a sponsorship deal sometimes...
Vegas Strip! - Matsuko's pummelling powerhouse!

If anyone's interested in doing an art trade, let me know, too. I'm always glad to get more art!

Bios, with screens, of some of my characters can be found here. If it's a post by me, it's my character!

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I like this a lot. The perspective is very well done.

One comment: the "No Pets" sign. Is that on the railing she's leaning against? It must be rather small, if that's the case.

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hmm..yes..perhaps the sign needs a bit larger..
anyways..gwens' pet will be in the lower right..eating a snow cone...should look cute..

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I await the final version! I'm especially interested in finding out if the inker has a breakdown while trying to capture all the great detail in the background.

I like this a lot. The perspective is very well done.

One comment: the "No Pets" sign. Is that on the railing she's leaning against? It must be rather small, if that's the case.

The grandaddy of them all: Will Eisner's Comics & Sequential Art: Principles & Practice of the World's Most Popular Art Form!

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Oh yah, also: Graphic Storytelling: The Definitive Guide to Composing a Visual Narrative

I resent that!

Gott in himmel.

Let the thread die.

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If they lost a writer and Arcitc_Sun is still around then it was, sadly, probably Gilgamesh. Sorry to hear it, Gil!

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Or Captain Mako. He did a lot of the writing for CoV, and sadly we haven't heard from him in ages.

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Yeah, where is Captain Mako?

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He's still in the bungalow getting ready for the premiere of "The Three Stogies", featuring Manticore, Mako, and Manticelt.

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Well, you certainly gayed up that question in short order.

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WANTED: FOCUSED SCREENSHOTS - CONTAMINATED

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*pssst*, in your post!

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its a server in joke..

not polite to make inside jokes in someone elses thread.

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Nuh-uh! It's also what Bart said when he got his earring in the Simpsons!

...sparkle, sparkle?

Reply cut-and-pasted from the Virtue thread!
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Then we have Slate - Pep Rally ( Original Pencils ) ( Big versoin )

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That's a good-looking character there!

At this point, I imagine you're still learning, so you're basically tracing with careful thought, and still getting a feel for the brush/nib/whatever you're using. Now's a good time to starting thinking about what inking is, and how you do it.

The trick with inking is that you're essentially trying to add weight and depth to an already existing drawing. So to do that, you've got to take a look at what's there, and then plan accordingly.

First thing to do: find the light. This is really important for eyes especially, as you'll want to keep the highlights that add depth. I bet the damn ink just soaked into the paper when you tried to do the eyes on Leopard Queen, right? Frackin' hard to do small places.

Anyway, find the light. Remember that you'll want to make lines a little thicker on the side opposite the "sun".

As well, inkers generally try to make lines a little thicker towards the bottom of the page to add weight to the scene. Whether on purpose or not, you did this a bit, so that's really good!

For example, with the first image, if you take a look at her crotch area, you've got some hatching on Jim's original piece, and then her bikini. See how on inked one, the bikini area pops out and has more depth and weight? The thickness and hatching of those lines actually subtly improves on the pencils.

That's good inking, and I suck at it. Kudos to you! Feel free to practice on any of my pencils if you like, too.

See? I'm slow, but not a welcher!

Atomic Knight!

(Though I do have to start drawing backgrounds, I think... )

Henshin-a-go-go, baby!

I haven't forgotten about my Atomic Knight pic, either. It's almost done, honest! I just gotta find the time to finish it up and scan! Be prepared for Hand Clappiness!

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Before The Foo sends Mr. Slate over to my house to collect the drawing I owe him, I'll repay my debt.

I may try to shade the body to get the grey look later, and I kinda ran out of paper on the right so his head breaks with through the side of the page!! Yeah, I meant to do that. Really. If I ever get around to inking and coloring them I can probably put a wall there or somethin'.

I hope you like it anyway

-Pep

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The Granite Grappler's never looked so cute and menacing at the same time!!

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I will do this, and only because I want a pic of one of my characters in your very interesting and unique style!

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The Mighty Electron!

looking forward to your artwork!

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Awesome!!

I've begun yours already, but now I'm going to have to work doubly hard to get it right!

I will do this, and only because I want a pic of one of my characters in your very interesting and unique style!

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You already got mine, pep...lol

Cough it up!

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This is such a cool style!

Pep vs. an unlucky quartet


(Apparently, "soon" means, "2.5 days later"...)

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I'll do one. Doodle incoming soon...

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What does the famous Foo look like? Screenies please.

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Check out here. Any characters with posts by me are mine!

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Would anybody be interested in doing an art trade?

I'd really like to see how others interpret my main, Pep Rally .

I know I'm not the best, but I promise I'll spend more time on a piece I trade for another than I usually do for my sketches, and do my best.

Thanks for listening.

-Pep

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I'll do one. Doodle incoming soon...